Guyana vs South Africa: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Guyana
18,377 1000 ha
in 2025
South Africa
20,458 1000 ha
in 2025
Guyana rank
29th
South Africa rank
26th

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Guyana
  • South Africa
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199020072025

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 20,458 1000 ha against 18,377 1000 ha in Guyana, a difference of 2,081 1000 ha.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guyana ahead.

Guyana ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 26th of 202 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 18,585 1000 ha 18,230 1000 ha 355.02 1000 ha Guyana
2000s 18,544 1000 ha 18,961 1000 ha 416.4 1000 ha South Africa
2010s 18,470 1000 ha 19,691 1000 ha 1,221 1000 ha South Africa
2020s 18,396 1000 ha 20,276 1000 ha 1,879 1000 ha South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Guyana or South Africa?
South Africa, at 20,458 1000 ha against 18,377 1000 ha in Guyana as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Guyana and South Africa?
2,081 1000 ha, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and South Africa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Guyana and South Africa rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Guyana ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 26th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.